MICHELLE GILES
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Compassionate Massage Therapist, Caregiver, and Educator with a sincere, creative, and warm approach to massage. Contributes to a supportive team environment to advance massage skills and education. Dedicated to promoting health, healing, and well-being through therapeutic massage remedies and education.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Continuing Education Provider #783177 / Licensed Massage Therapist MT-05079P
The Secret Sanctuary, private practice
04.2002 - Current
- Perform all marketing and business development for established massage business
- Modalities include: Deep Tissue, Sports, Chi Nei Tsang (abdominal unwinding), Pregnancy, Lymphatic Drainage, Thai, Stone (hot, cold, salt), body scrubs, Gua Sha, Chinese Cupping, and therapeutic mud wraps
- Offer continuing education classes and credits to massage therapists
- Also, teach private classes to individuals for self-care and couples massage
- Partner with local chiropractors, physical therapists, and other body workers as a referral network
- Work with clients that have soft tissue damage due to car accidents (whiplash) and other pathologies (sciatica, tendonitis, carpal tunnel, muscle spasms, headaches, etc.) Create handmade products for clients based on client needs (infusing oils with herbs, essential oil blends, lotions, and salves.)
In-home/on-site Care Giving for Clients in Need
Valley Compassion Care giving, private practice
04.2002 - Current
- Caregiving includes personal care (feeding, showering, changing, dressing, grooming, massage), grocery shopping and errands, housecleaning, laundry, cooking, companionship, and humor.
- Experience working with Parkinson's and noticed measurable results in tremors with daily massage during and after showering. Within one month of daily massage, client was able to feed themselves.
- Experience with clients experiencing dementia
Freelance Educator/Trainer
Healing Arts Connection
10.2015 - 10.2015
- - Introduction to Hot Stone, Cold Stone and Salt Stone Massage (8 CE credits)
- - Introduction to Chi Nei Tsang workshop (16 CE credits)
Freelance Educator/Trainer
Comfort Zone, USA
09.2005 - 01.2013
- Work at luxury resorts and spas across country educating all levels of spa staff, massage therapists, and estheticians on Comfort Zone initiatives, history, treatment protocols, and product knowledge
- Writing and updating training protocols
- Travel, product set-up on-site, create training materials, train spa staff, create post-class training report, make recommendations to spa director regarding additional training and changes to the menu.
Deep Tissue Therapeutic and Swedish Massage
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, Sonwai Spa
01.2003 - 06.2005
Deep Tissue Therapeutic and Swedish Massage
Arizona Spine and Sport/Renaissance Chiropractic
07.2002 - 06.2003
Administrative Assistant
William Mercer, Human Resource Consulting
05.2001 - 04.2002
Marketing Coordinator, Administrative Assistant
Xerox Corporation
08.1997 - 02.2001
Senior Lead Processor, Quality Control Specialist
Impco- Marketing Applications Group (Vertis)
01.1994 - 08.1997
Office Imaging Clerk, Shipping and Receiving
Eastman Kodak Company (Burns Personnel)
02.1994 - 12.1994
Education
Certification - Gua Sha, Cupping, PNF Stretching
Advanced Massage Arts And Education
Phoenix, AZ05.2023
Certification - Lomi Lomi
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
Tempe, AZ2017
Certification - 24 Hour Myotherapy Trigger Point Release Class
Healing Arts Connection
Phoenix, AZ06.2015
Certification - Chi Nei Tsang
Breitenbush Retreat Center
Detroit, OR08.2013
Certification -
Comfort Zone Education
Burlington, Vermont01.2013
Certification -
Oasis Massage Clinic
Buckeye, AZ06.2011
Certification -
Southwest Institute of The Healing Arts
Tempe, AZ09.2009
Certification -
Hyatt Regency Education
Phoenix, AZ06.2005
640 hour massage program; coursework in anatomy, physiology, and bodywork- 200 hours massage clinic -
Phoenix Therapeutic Massage College
Scottsdale, AZ03.2002
Bachelor Degree Candidate, Graphic and Written Communication, GPA 4.0 -
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY01.2001
Associates Degree, Liberal Arts (Concentration in English), Dean’s List, GPA 3.8 -
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY01.1993
Skills
- Chi Nei Tsang (Abdominal Unwinding)
- Deep Tissue, ROM Massage
- Gua Sha, Cupping
- Body Treatments
- Trigger Point Massage
- Hot Stone Massage
- Table Thai
- Lymphatic Drainage
- Geriatric Massage
Hobbies and Interests
Self-motivated, adaptable, innovative, and confident. Enjoys working in groups as well as independently. Excellent ability to visualize creative solutions in challenging situations. Enjoys creating handmade products, massaging, reading, cooking, growing herbs, vegetables, and fruits, biking, snorkeling, sailing, and kayaking.
Certification
- LMT - Licensed Massage Therapist
Timeline
Freelance Educator/Trainer
Healing Arts Connection
10.2015 - 10.2015
Freelance Educator/Trainer
Comfort Zone, USA
09.2005 - 01.2013
Deep Tissue Therapeutic and Swedish Massage
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, Sonwai Spa
01.2003 - 06.2005
Deep Tissue Therapeutic and Swedish Massage
Arizona Spine and Sport/Renaissance Chiropractic
07.2002 - 06.2003
Continuing Education Provider #783177 / Licensed Massage Therapist MT-05079P
The Secret Sanctuary, private practice
04.2002 - Current
In-home/on-site Care Giving for Clients in Need
Valley Compassion Care giving, private practice
04.2002 - Current
Administrative Assistant
William Mercer, Human Resource Consulting
05.2001 - 04.2002
Marketing Coordinator, Administrative Assistant
Xerox Corporation
08.1997 - 02.2001
Office Imaging Clerk, Shipping and Receiving
Eastman Kodak Company (Burns Personnel)
02.1994 - 12.1994
Senior Lead Processor, Quality Control Specialist
Impco- Marketing Applications Group (Vertis)
01.1994 - 08.1997
Certification - Gua Sha, Cupping, PNF Stretching
Advanced Massage Arts And Education
Certification - Lomi Lomi
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
Certification - 24 Hour Myotherapy Trigger Point Release Class
Healing Arts Connection
Certification - Chi Nei Tsang
Breitenbush Retreat Center
Certification -
Comfort Zone Education
Certification -
Oasis Massage Clinic
Certification -
Southwest Institute of The Healing Arts
Certification -
Hyatt Regency Education
640 hour massage program; coursework in anatomy, physiology, and bodywork- 200 hours massage clinic -
Phoenix Therapeutic Massage College
Bachelor Degree Candidate, Graphic and Written Communication, GPA 4.0 -
Rochester Institute of Technology
Associates Degree, Liberal Arts (Concentration in English), Dean’s List, GPA 3.8 -
Monroe Community College
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